Car-coupling



(No Model.)

0. 0. BURTON.

GAR COUPLING. I No. 328,458. Patented Oct. 20, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATE T rricn.

CHARLES COE BURTON, OF SAMARIA, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ARTHUR L. HOLDEN, OF UTIOA, NEW YORK.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,458, dated October 20, 1885.

(No model.)

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E BURTON, of the village of Samaria, in the county of Monroe, in the State of Michigan, formerly in allegiance to the Queen of Great Britain and a subject thereof, but who came to the United States in the year 1875 and have ever since resided therein, and since 1877 have resided in the State of Michigan, and on February 23, I0 1884., made my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States,in the circuit court for the county of Monroe, in the State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oar-Couplings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures marked thereon.

My invention relates to a novel and simple method of coupling and uncoupling cars by means of a swinging double-prong coupling pin pivoted in the opening of a draw-head and forming an inclined plane on which the drag-link is raised, in combination with a movable clutch-link and other suitable means for rotating the same, as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a section of the side of a car with my improved coupling attached. Fig. 2 represents a plane view of a horizontal section of my improved draw-head catch, taken at X X in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents atop view of my improved draw-head catch and the link in 5 place. Fig. 4 represents a longitudinal sectional view of my improved draw-head with coupling-pin and clutch-link in place and e11- gaged with a drag-link, also showing the inclined plane in dotted lines. Fig. 5 represents an end view of the draw-head pin and a cross-section of the coupling-link. Fig. 6 represents a side and end view of my improved coupling-pin. Fig. 7 represents atop view of my improved draw-head catch.

Having described myinvention in reference to the figures marked on the accompanying drawings, I will now proceed to describe it by reference to the letters marked thereon, in which similar letters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views.

A represents a section of the frame or sills of an ordinary freight or passenger car.

B represents my improved draw-head.

K represents an angular moving couplingpin formed of wrought-iron or steel, and of the required size to stand the required strain. This pin has a large eye of sufficient size to" receive a bolt of sufficient strength, with a strong eyeshank, the two projecting angles of sufficient size and strength to stand the re- 6c quired strain, and formed substantially as indicated in Figs. 4. and 6. This catch is pivoted in the open draw-head by means of bolt b passing through the sides of the draw-head. The inner portion of the head is cut away to 6 admit the swinging pin and the link-c0upling to be inserted.

When the car is to be coupled the approaching drag-link, coming in contact with the in clined plane formed by K and rising thereon, 7O strikes K and drives it back. K is thereby lifted and engages the drag-link. This link comes in contact with the upper side of the draw-head mouth, which, with K, then forms a wedge-shaped aperture. The drag-link be- 7 ing driven therein forces K down and K" is thereby engaged with the catch-link. The circular end of K striking the catch-link lifts the same and passes under the catch, which falls by its own weight over the end of the coupling-pin K thereby coupling the cars. To uncouple the same, the operator can step to the side of the car and raise crank-arm c, and thereby uncouple the car.

R represents the coupling-catch, constructed 8 of a strong rod of iron or steel of the required size, which passes nearly or quite the width of the car, with a V-shaped loop in the middle, one strong bearing each side ofthe V- shaped p and strongly secured to the draw- 0 head by staples S S, and the outer ends piv oted in the ends of the braces b and b, so attached to the oar-sill as to move with the drawhead with the spring attachment S".

O 0 represent cranks on the end of the 5 catch-arms.

U represents the loop-catch. Attached to the loop U is a chain to operate the device from the top of an ordinary box-car.

C represents the chain. 100

S represents a longitudinal slot in the upper surface of the draw-head, to receive and a support the U-shaped loop or clutchdink, and

S represents a longitudinal slot in the lower part of the draw-head.

v WhatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a car-coupling, the combination, with face of the draw-head, forming an inclined plane or apron upon which the drag-link is raised to enter the mouth of the draw-head,

substantially as described and for the purpose set forth. a,

2. In a car-coupling, the combination, with a draw-head having a longitudinal slot in its upper side and agroove or recess in the lower side having a double coupling-pin pivoted in the front of the draw-head and forming an inclined plane or apron, as described, of aclutchlink pivoted on the top and back of a drawhead with its engaging end turned forward and falling over the point of the coupling-pin K when the same is engaged with the draglink, the point of the pin and the end of the catch-link being formed on a bevel, forming a latch, substantially as described. a

3. In a car-coupling, the combination, with a clutch or catch link pivoted on the top of a draw-head and having the operating-rod and weighted hand-levers with the small eye for lifting-chain, all wrought in one for the purpose of maintaining the clutch-link in its seat, provided with suitable means for rotating the "catch or clutch, substantially as described.

4:. In a car-coupling, the double-prong movable coupling-pin pivoted at its lower end and forming an inclined plane, in combination with a draw-head and bumper, the doubleprong coupling-pin pivoted at its lower end and engaging a drag-link between its prongs \Nitnesses:

SAMUEL KOHN, CHAS. A. SAWKINS.

and at the same time engaging itself with a 

